Snow College Hosts Forums for Presidential Search
Public invited to share suggestions and feedback Snow College invites the public to participate in one of five public meetings this month to learn more about the presidential search process and share input about Snow’s next president. Meeting details are below and at snow.edu/presidential-search; participants can also join remotely via Zoom. Monday, January 2311:30 AM – […]
Utah State University Presidential Search Committee named by Utah Board of Higher Education
The Utah Board of Higher Education has named a 19-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president of Utah State University. The search committee will be co-chaired by Utah Board of Higher Education member Richard Wheeler and Utah State University Board of Trustees Chair Kent Alder. It is comprised of representatives from […]
Utah Board of Higher Education begins search for 17th USU president
Search committee to be named in coming days The Utah Board of Higher Education has begun a national search for the 17th president of Utah State University following President Noelle Cockett’s announcement last month that she plans to step down effective July 2023. The search committee will be co-chaired by Utah Board of Higher Education member Richard […]
Snow College Presidential Search Committee Named
Membership reaches multiple constituencies As part of its delegated duties and responsibilities, the Snow College Board of Trustees named a 13-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president of Snow College. The Utah Board of Higher Education named Stacee McIff as interim president of Snow in July 2022, following Bradley J. Cook’s announcement of accepting […]
USHE enrollment grows at technical colleges
Systemwide enrollment surpasses 215K In its second annual data release, the Utah System of Higher Education shows enrollment at Utah’s public technical colleges rose 1.16% compared to last year—putting systemwide enrollment at more than 215K. USHE technical colleges saw the largest gains in adult enrollment (2.05%), while high school dual enrollment decreased slightly over last year (-0.49%). […]
USHE enrollment grows at degree-granting colleges and universities
Technical college enrollment data to be released later this month In its annual release, data from the Utah System of Higher Education shows enrollment at Utah’s degree-granting public colleges and universities rose 1.45% compared to last year. Though up in total undergraduate enrollment at USHE degree-granting institutions (1.60%), graduate enrollment saw a slight decrease over […]
USHE’s Talent Ready Utah seeks proposals for Return to Work Grant program
$500k in grant funds to be awarded to Utah businesses Talent Ready Utah, housed within the Utah System of Higher Education, is now accepting applications for the Return to Work Grant program. Grant funds will be awarded on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted or until June 30, 2025, whichever is earlier. The purpose […]
USU Extension to Offer Free Professional Tech Sales Training in Partnership With Marketstar
Partnership made possible by Utah Works Grant through USHE’s Talent Ready Utah Utah State University Extension recently received a $500,000 grant to fund a two-year program to train rural residents in the state of Utah as technology sales professionals who can work remotely for MarketStar, a Utah-based leader in the outsourced B2B inside sales industry […]
Jordan Rushton named 3rd Dixie Technical College President
The Utah Board of Higher Education selected Jordan Rushton as the third president of Dixie Technical College today, Sept. 15, 2022, following an extensive national search. Rushton has served as interim president of Dixie Tech since April 2022. Rushton will assume the position on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. He succeeds Kelle Stephens, who served as […]
Mindy Benson named as 17th President at Southern Utah University
The Utah Board of Higher Education selected Mindy Benson as the 17th president of Southern Utah University today, following an extensive national search. Benson will assume the position effective immediately. She succeeds Scott L Wyatt, who served as president from Jan. 2014-July 2021. Benson has served as interim president of SUU since July 2021. “I […]
